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I still aspire to ownership of a beast like that. The sight and sound of
elderly BXs being levered up to get the crane sling underneath, is not a
great encouragement. Shoe-string motoring calls for some compromises :((

That was a Ford. <spits to remove nasty taste> The 3-speed gear-box with a
bulk-head mounted gear-lever almost 4 feet long, also springs to mind. Not
having wipers going up hill was less of a problem than it sounds, because
speed was not enough to require perfect vision. The potato trick was
sometimes called upon, though.

I no longer insist on the horse being in front. I'm trying to keep up with
techonology :))

CAS ( snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com) gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying :

If you want it to see a blaze of glory and a relaxed chilled twilight, I can
put word out on the Plymouth-Dakar email list, Calum?
www.plymouth-dakar.co.uk
We're taking a Saab (www.coldsoba.com/desertvikings), but there's several
BXs (and a couple of 2cvs) going.

can
Too f**king right!! That is perfect! Much better for the old beast to go
in a blaze of glory!
It only needs wishbone bushes for its next MOT (which will be due in a
couple of months) so should be less than £100 to get it fully legal!
The other thing that would make it ideal is the Diesel gearbox we fitted to
it (couldn't find a proper GTI one) that seems to have closer ratios....
;-)
All the hydraulics are in tip-top nick so it should cope with the bumps no
probs.
This would be a fitting final trip for "The Black Beast"
CAS
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CAS ( snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com) gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying :

If it goes this year, no worries. One month today, I'll be sitting on the
south coast of spain waiting for a ferry to Morocco.
Of course, there is always the "MOT? Tax? Que?" theory of car
preparation....

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